SENATE RESOLUTION
8672
By Senators Liias, King, Alvarado, Bateman, Boehnke, Braun, Chapman, Christian, Cleveland, Conway, Cortes, Dhingra, Dozier, Fortunato, Frame, Gildon, Goehner, Hansen, Harris, Hasegawa, Holy, Hunt, Kauffman, Krishnadasan, Lovelett, Lovick, MacEwen, McCune, Muzzall, Nobles, Orwall, Pedersen, Riccelli, Robinson, Saldaña, Salomon, Schoesler, Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Stanford, Torres, Trudeau, Valdez, Wagoner, Warnick, Wellman, C. Wilson, and J. Wilson
WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting was born July 19, 1996, in Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting served our country honorably in the Army National Guard from October 22, 2014, to October 21, 2022, as a Signal Intelligence Analyst; and
WHEREAS, Tara-Marysa Guting was commissioned on October 30, 2024, with the 119th Trooper Basic Training Class as a Washington State Patrol Trooper and assigned to Tacoma; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting became a strong and vital link between the work of the Washington State Patrol and the community she served; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting fully embodied the Washington State Patrol's motto of "Service with Humility" by performing her duties professionally with a positive attitude, a ubiquitous smile, and a sense of respect for the community she served; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting honored Washington State Patrol Badge #720 on her chest and on her patrol car license plate through her time of selfless and courageous service; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was tragically killed in the line of duty on December 19, 2025, after serving nearly 2 years with the Washington State Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting will be missed dearly by her brothers and sisters in the State Patrol family and law enforcement, and her spirit of service will continue through the lives she impacted as well as those she touched throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was not only a loving daughter and sister but also a devoted wife to her husband Tim for more than 6 years;